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Analyses |
| Maria Domańska
On 28 January, meetings organised by Aleksei Navalny’s network were held in more than 100 cities in Russia under the slogan of ‘the voters’ strike’.
OSW Studies |
| Witold Rodkiewicz
Russia’s policy in the Middle East is part of a broader strategy aimed at creating an international order in which Russia would be protected against Western interference in its internal affairs and stand on an equal footing with the United…
Point of View |
| Jolanta Darczewska
Russia’s Cossacks evoke extreme opinions among observers: some see them as a marginal social phenomenon, a kind of political folklore; others as a morally and physically healthy part of the nation, a pillar of the modern paramilitary…
OSW Commentary |
| Maria Domańska
2017 has seen a wave of dismissals of the heads of Russia’s regions – the largest in the past five years. This is linked primarily to the preparations for the presidential election.
Analyses |
| Iwona Wiśniewska
On 15 December, the district court in Moscow found Alexey Ulyukaev, the former Russian minister for economic development, guilty of accepting a bribe of US$2 million.
Analyses |
| Witold Rodkiewicz
Vladimir Putin visited Cairo on 11 December. The main effect of the visit was the signing of four contracts linked to the construction of the El Dabaa nuclear power plant.
OSW Commentary |
| Maria Domańska
On 6 December Vladimir Putin announced that he will run in the presidential election to be held on 18 March 2018.
Analyses |
| Katarzyna Chawryło
On 28 November, President Vladimir Putin announced the implementation of a programme for assistance to families.
OSW Commentary |
| Szymon Kardaś, Iwona Wiśniewska
Much seems to indicate that the Ulyukaev case is an element of the rivalry of opposing groups of interest inside the Russian ruling elite.
Analyses |
| Iwona Wiśniewska
Suleiman Kerimov, a Russian senator (representing Dagestan) and billionaire, was arrested on 20 November at Nice airport.